Residents living in and around the Tamale metropolis will have to brace themselves up for some periods of water shortage. This is because management of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Northern Region has served notice that they may be compelled to temporarily shut down the Nawuni Water Treatment Plant that supplies a greater population of consumers in the Region as the only ...
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Will Controversial e-levy Slow Down Online Betting Rates in Ghana?
The Electronic Transfer Levy, or e-levy as it is more popularly known, maybe a few months old, but the controversies surrounding the law do not look like going away anytime soon. This law was always going to be very contentious. Even before it was passed, it was a source of constant debate amongst members of the Ghanaian parliament, with one ...
Read More »Oguaahene Donates Educational Materials to Oguaa Basic Schools
The Oguaa and Akonferehene of Asokore Traditional area, Nana Obeng Bediako Frimpong has donated Educational Materials worth thousands of Ghana Cedis to the Oguaa Primary and Junior High Schools in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region. The donation was done in collaboration with the Nana S.K.B Foundation. Items donated to the schools included Computers, Customized Exercise Books, and ...
Read More »IMF to deploy another mission to Ghana in coming weeks
The International Monetary Fund is set to deploy another mission to Ghana in the coming weeks as the country races against time to tie down a bailout programme. In July, a staff mission visited Ghana for initial discussions after the Akufo-Addo administration announced its intentions to head back to the IMF for a bailout. Ghana is seeking a $3 billion ...
Read More »Britain and world say final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II
Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honor a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age. A day packed with events in London and Windsor began early when the doors of 900-year-old ...
Read More »Ghana not benefiting from global fuel price drop due to cedi depreciation – IES
The Institute of Energy Security is predicting an insignificant drop in fuel prices in the Ghanaian market despite the drop in global fuel prices. IES said this would be so if the cedi remains weak against major trading currencies. The crude Oil price has fallen by 4% in recent weeks but unfortunately, the cedi continues to struggle on the forex ...
Read More »Attorney General set to prosecute Aisha Huang for past and recent crimes
Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, is set to prosecute notorious ‘galamsey’ poster girl, Aisha Huang for her past and recent crimes. This is the Justice Minister’s assurance after he requested details of evidence compiled by investigators in 2018 and what has been compiled on alleged recent offenses. “Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has called for the ...
Read More »300 delegates convene in Accra for World Teak Conference
The 4th Teak Conference 2022 has kick-started in Accra with about 300 delegates from 38 countries across the globe in attendance. .Opened in Accra, Ghana on Monday, September 5, under the theme: ‘Global Teak Market: Challenges and Opportunities for Emerging Markets and Developing Economies, ‘the conference aims to create a platform for stakeholders to interact develop strategies and share new ...
Read More »Almost 50% of Ghana’s population experiences food insecurity – GSS Survey
Data from the 2022 Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey has revealed that 49.1 percent of the Ghanaian population was food insecure in the first quarter of the year. This represents 15.1 million of the 30.8 million persons in Ghana. The percentage however dropped by 7 percentage points to 42.1 percent in the second quarter; 13 million of the total ...
Read More »Coalition marks 18 years of Women’s Manifesto for Ghana
The Women’s Manifesto Coalition (WMC) hosted by ABANTU for Development, has marked 18 years of the launch of the Women’s Manifesto for Ghana. In September 2004, the Women’s Manifesto for Ghana was developed and launched by a broad constituency of women’s groups and allies nationwide. It was necessitated by the failure to place emphasis on tackling the underlying causes of ...
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